I have heard of something called "positional" sleep apnea. Something I believe is what the Mayo article discusses. Some people's physical anatomy might avoid apneas by changing the position they sleep in. I have had a doctor tell me OSA is not a disorder. It is a plumbing problem with a patient's ai...

I was titrated at a pressure of 12cmH2o. IMO is to set your machine to the prescribed titration pressure. I believe the ResMed machines have some compensation built into them for leaks. There is a clinical menu on your machine where the type of mask can be specified. I would not recommend a VPAP ma...

I suffered from a plugged tear duct last summer from the tiny jets of air that shoot into my eyes from my mask. I went to an eye doc and they recommended Systane Nighttime. It's an ointment that you put in your eyes at bedtime. There are other brands that do the same thing. It took a few days and it...

Many years ago (before CPAP), I suffered from some of the same symptoms you have expressed. The underlying problem was anxiety verging on panic. The lack of sleep only makes this condition worse. Most sleep aides only help you to fall asleep but they don't keep you asleep. I ended up going the valiu...

I have a pretty bad case of OSA so at my original sleep study the sleep tech put me on bi-level and got good results. I stayed on bi-level for 6 years. Last year, I had a sleep study done and the sleep people said they wouldn't consider bi-level unless my pressure exceeded 16 on cpap. My bi-level pr...

Two questions: What was the title of the book Dreamstalker recommended? What is a c-flex of 2? I have a pressure of 15 and it feels like a hurricane inside my full face mask. I think the that bi-pap is not recommend until you hit at least 16. If you have a "ramp" feature that is adjustable, that can...

If you are sleeping in a confined space, it seems if you boiled up a couple pots of water before bedtime, that might add enough ambient humidity inside your camper to help unaided by an air flow humidifier. Also, if you are sleeping with a fairly warm furnace (that comes on frequently) perhaps a met...

I have a ResMed VPAP Auto (that I use only for CPAP pressure) with a 3i humidifier. I bought a West Marine SeaVolt AGM 79 deep cycle battery with an AIMS pure sine wave inverter. I also purchased a multistage deep cycle battery charger and a "battery keeper" to keep the battery charged while not in ...

There seems to be two schools of thought on the "auto" titration therapy: some respiratory therapists think the machine eliminates the need for a sleep study the machine does it all. The doctors I have encountered don't like it for the reasons that ozij points out. In fact, last round of sleep studi...

Thank you Velbor and Scapper. I can keep detailed information if I download data from the CPAP machine every 5 days so. The files seem to be in some sort of compressed file. I have noticed over time I have more "wakeful" time around 12:30am to 1:30am and then more "sound" sleep between 2am-4am. It's...

I have the USB adaptor on my ResMed VPAP Auto and the ResScan 3.7 software. When I export data from the software, I only get the rudimentary summary information. Is there a way to export tabular data for the hour to hour information shown on the detailed graphs and the "mask events" shown on the sum...

I have taken my Resmed CPAP to altitudes of 9000 ft and had no problems. Camping out in a tent, I tend to have longer sleep times, feel good, and I like it a lot. I had to do a fair amount of research though. On Resmed web site, they provide specs for what kind of power a battery needed to power you...

If your husband is clocking 8-10 hrs of sleep with the AHI numbers that you are saying, he is doing great! If he wakes up feeling rested and refreshed that is the main thing to judge the quality of sleep by. I consider an AHI of 4 or less to be good (barring mask leaks, etc.). I like to take the AHI...

I have a full face mask and use the quattro. I had a chance to use the liberty mask for my last sleep study. It was pretty good but the tech had to cinch the thing very tight so it wouldn't leak. I have since purchased a liberty and have found the thing impractical for me to use. I have a pretty hig...

I don't know about nasal masks. I DO know that snoring while wearing a full face mask means that your pressure is not right. I was told by a sleep clinic a person should NEVER snore while wearing a mask if they are properly being treated. This happened to me last year after a sleep study. So we did ...